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Cubs honour their own with season awards
By JAMES TUBB on March 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After a hard fought year the Medicine Hat Cubs were able to come together one last time on Friday. The Cubs gathered for their yearend awards ceremonies recognizing players efforts and celebrating their successes throughout the HJHL season. The night also allowed the club to giver thanks to the volunteers and their off-ice staff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers clinch playoff spot Saturday
By JAMES TUBB on March 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The 4,506 Medicine Hat Tigers fans in attendance Saturday night weren’t there to see another team’s superstar, they weren’t looking to collect a 50/50 bounty, they wanted and got to see the Tigers clinch a playoff spot. Medicine Hat beat the Swift Current Broncos 4-3 at Co-op Place to secure the eighth and final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers clinch playoffs with 4-3 win Saturday over Swift Current
By James Tubb on March 25th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers have put themselves in the dance for the WHL championship. The Tigers punched their ticket to the WHL playoffs Saturday night, beating the Swift Current Broncos 4-3 at Co-op Place in the 68th and final game of the season. “Going into this year, this was our main goal and for it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locals win national championship
By JAMES TUBB on March 25th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Almost a week removed from winning the 2023 USPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship and Redcliff’s Kaitlyn Ross is still at a loss for words. The local goaltender, alongside assistant coach and former Hatter Ken Turnbull, were part of the Mount Royal Cougars championship team who defeated the Concordia Stingers 4-3 in overtime on March 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers fall 3-1 Friday in Swift Current
By James Tubb on March 24th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers have a must-win ahead of them Saturday at Co-op Place. The Tigers fell 3-1 Friday night in Swift Current against the Broncos. With the loss, the Tigers (29-29-8-1) are only one point ahead of the Broncos for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern conference. Medicine Hat hosts the Broncos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenna excited to play full-time in WHL
By JAMES TUBB on March 24th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna’s WHL debut may have been a 9-1 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sept. 24, 2022, but the last week of the regular season has become his full arrival to the Medicine Hat Tigers lineup. The 15-year-old prospect returned to the Tigers lineup Sunday in a 3-2 loss against the Calgary Hitmen, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers set for season defining weekend
By JAMES TUBB on March 24th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The math is simple for the Medicine Hat Tigers to clinch a spot in the Western Hockey League playoffs – just win. With two games remaining, both against the Swift Current Broncos, all the Tigers need to do to punch their ticket to the post season is pick up two points against the Central ... Read More »
1 responseTigers prospects soaking in CSSHL championships
By JAMES TUBB on March 23rd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Two Medicine Hat Tigers prospects finished their Canadian Sport School Hockey League seasons on a high note. Forward Hayden Harsanyi won U18 gold with Edge and goaltender Jordan Switzer finished in first place at the U17 level with Northern Alberta Xtreme. Edge beat Rink Kelowna Hockey Academy 3-1 on Sunday to win their sixth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers remain in playoff race with 8-2 win Wednesday
By James Tubb on March 22nd, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers kept their pace in the Western Hockey League playoff race with a win Wednesday. The Tigers beat the Oil Kings 8-2 at Co-op Place to remain in eighth place of the Eastern conference. They trail the Calgary Hitmen for seventh place by one point, with each team having two games lefts. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers enter do-or-die final week of season
By JAMES TUBB on March 22nd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have set themselves up for a high-pressured week. After losing twice against the Calgary Hitmen over the weekend, the Tigers sit in eighth place in the Eastern conference with Calgary ahead of them in seventh by one point. The Swift Current Broncos trail Medicine Hat by one point with one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves’ swimmer Rowynn Biffart competes at Speedo Western Canadian Championships
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 22nd, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club had one swimmer compete at the Speedo Western Canadian Championships held in Calgary over the weekend. Rowynn Biffart represented Waves at her first Speedo Western Canadian Championships meet. She opened the weekend with a gold medal win on Thursday in the Girls 13-15 aged 200m breast stroke. The ... Read More »
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